Glove-fastener



(No Model.) J. KRAETZER. V

' GLOVE E'ASTENER. Y

NoQzQog-o'. Patented Dec, 11, 1883.v

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iinirnn STATES `.PATEiwr OFFICE.

` EDWIN J. KRAETZER., oF BOSTON, iiiASsAci-IUSETTS.-

GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersvlatent No. 290,067, dated December 11, 1883.

' Application filed September 17. 1883. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN ,.I. KRAETZER, of Boston, in the county of. Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have ,invented a certain new and useful Improvement in .Glove-Fasteners, of which thel following is a. description Suffi- 1 ciently full, clear, and exact to enable any per-A son skilled in the art orscience to which said invention appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication,in

which- Figure l is aperspective view, representing my improved fastener in use; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section; Fig. 3, a top plan view;

H Fig. 4, a perspective View of the lower portion of the eyelet; Fig. 5, a like view of the upper portion of the eyelet, and Fig. 6 a perspective View of the catch. v

2o Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different iigures of the drawings.

My invention relates to a fastener designed for fastening gloves, shoes, cloaks, coats, vests, and other garments; and it consists in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, by which a cheaper and more effective device of this character is produced than is now in ordinary use.

In the drawings, A represents the lower portion of the eyelet, B the upper portion, andG the catch.

The lower portion, A, consists of athin inetallic ring, x, provided with an upwardly-projecting and outwardly-inclined ear, d, at either side of its central opening, m.'

The upper portion, B, consists of a thin metallic ring, c, preferably corresponding in size with the ring a', and provided at either side of its central opening with aV downwardly-projecting and inwardly-inclined curved elastic ange, this portion of the eyelet being represented as reversed or upside down in Fig. 5 of the drawings,'to more fully show the flanges.

The catch C consists of a small ball, f, plate g, neck or shank Z, plate n, and stud r. The

ball f and plate g are connected by the neck Z, 5o which is preferably inclined, as best Seen in Fig. 2. The stud r has one of its ends soldered or brazed to the plate n, its opposite end being fitted into and passing slightly through a hole in theplateg, where it is secured, when the catch is attached to the glove or other article with which it is used, by heading o r upsetting its protruding end z. If preferred, the stud` may be brazed to the plate g, andy the platen furnished with a hole to receive its opposite end, in which it may be secured by 6o being headed or upset, as described. The stud r may also be made integral with the plate n or g, if desired. I

In attaching the-eyelet to the glove, a hole is iirst made near the edge of the iiap D, of sufficient size to receive the elastic curved Iianges z'. The ring vis then placed on the fiap with-its langesprojectingdownwardlythrough the hole, one of the spacest being arranged on the side next the flap E, afterwhich the 7o ring x is placed under the flap immediately beneath the ring o, and in such a position that its locking-ears d will project upwardly between the anges t' through the spaces t. The endsfof the ears d are then clinched or bent down over the ring c, as best seen in Fig. 3, thereby securely attaching both portions of the eyelet to the glove. The central opening,

' m, in the 'ring w is slightly larger than that in the ring o, so that when the flanges 'i are in position for use they can be expanded sufficiently in the opening m to receive the ball f without being interfered with by the ring w.

l In attaching the catch C to the glove, a small hole or perforation is made nea'r the edge of 85 the iiap E, in which the studr is inserted from the under side of said flap. The stud is then passed through the hole in the plate g, and its protruding end headed or upset, thereby securely fastening the catch to the flap, the neck of the catch being preferably arranged to in- 'cline toward the flap D, as seen in Fig. 2.

In the use of my improved fastener, the iianges i are forced downwardly over the ball f, thereby expanding'or springing them outwardly as the ball passes between them, the neck Z of the catch resting in one of the spaces t. After the ball has entered the eyelet, the flanges contract below its center, and thus hold it in place or retain it in the eyelet in a manner which will be readily obvious without a more explicit description. The distance between the outer ends of the iianges v3 is less than the diameter' of the ball f, thereby ren- IOO dering it necessary to exert aslight amount of l a stud connecting said plates, and a shank atforce to insert the ball in the eyelet and interlock the two sections of the fastener, and also a like amount of force to disconnect the sections.

It will be understood that the strain is not entirely on the angesi when the glove is fastened, but mostly on the ring o, the principal oiice of the flanges being to retain the ball in the eyelet through which it protrudes, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, the holes in the eyelet-plates being sufficiently large to permit the ball to be passed through them.

I prefer to incline the shank Z slightly toward the flap D, as shown in Fig. 2; but it may be arranged vertically or may incline in the opposite direction, if desired.

The flanges t' are formed integral with the ring o and the flanges d with the ring a', but may be made separately, if preferred.

I hereby reserve the right to obtain a separate patent on a subsequent application for the eyelet herein shown and described.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim s- 1. A catch for glove, boot, or garment fasteners, consisting of an inner and an outer plate,

tached to the outer plate provided with a ball, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a catch consisting of an inner and an outer plate, a stud connecting said plates, and a shank attached to the outer plate provided with a ball, and aspringflanged eyelet adapted to receive the ball of said catch, substantially as described.

3. The combination of an eyelet consisting of a ilat ring for the inner side of the glove, boot, or garment, provided with ears at its inner edge, and a ring for the outer side of the garment, provided at its inner edge with inwardly-inclined spring-fianges, the ears ofthe inner ring being adapted to pass through the spaces between the lianges ofthe outer ring and fold down on the latter, and a catch consisting of an inner plate provided with a stud, and an outer plate adapted to turn on s tid stud, provided with a projecting shank at its outer edge, having a ball, substantially as described.

EDWIN J. KRAETZER.

Witnesses: C. A. SHAW,

L. J WHITE. 

